8. Cultural and Recreational Activities

Table of Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Underlying YouthBuild Values and Philosophy
  3. YouthBuild Program Design Standards
  4. 2008 YouthBuild Program Performance Standards
  5. Honors Graduates
  6. The Process for Changing the YouthBuild Model or Requirements
  7. Working Definitions of Important Terms Related to These Standards
  8. Appendix

2008 YouthBuild Annual Report to the General Assembly (pdf)

2008 YouthBuild Annual Report to the General Assembly (HTML Version)

YouthBuild Program Design Standards

8. Cultural and Recreational Activities

Required actions

  • 8 A Cultural, recreational, and community activities that build group cohesion and morale are a regular component of the program cycle. These activities are organized, supervised, and wellcoordinated. A planned program activity takes place on average at least once every month.

Recommended actions

  • 8 B Two-day retreats are taken at least twice in a program cycle.
  • 8 C A recreation and cultural events committee of students and staff work out a rich array of fun things to do outside of program time to build a positive peer group that stretches beyond the confines of the workweek.
  • 8 D Exchange programs of various kinds are arranged with groups of young people who live and work in different communities or nations, or who come from different cultural and economic backgrounds. Collaborations are set up with other service programs; conferences are created that bring young people together to exchange views. Exchanges with other Youth- Build programs are organized.